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I'm an Academic Herald. I'm not a "real" herald; I don't design and register people's coats of arms (though I can certainly suggest designs for those who might be interested). What I do is study, research, teach, and write about heraldry. (You can find some of my books about heraldry and a list of my articles and presentations about heraldry at "Our Website" below.) And I like to share what I have learned about heraldry, hence this blog. I hope that you'll find it informative, interesting at least occasionally, and worth your time to come back. Got a question? Comments? Feel free to ask or let me know. I'd love to hear from you. You can find my contact information in my Profile.

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Thursday, February 24, 2011

Heraldry in Florence, Part Sixteen

Some of the renditions of coats of arms seen about the city of Florence are older than others. This one, inset into a wall and rather weathered, is one of those.

The arms are those of Frescobaldi, Gules three chessrooks argent and a chief or. (Yes, I know that it looks rather like it might be Per fess, in base three chessrooks argent, but in other renditions of the same arms in some of the armorials I checked show it clearly as a chief.)

But what a great achievement of arms to have seen, and one of the few I ran across with both a crest and a supporter.